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Researchers hunting cyber-espionage group Sednit (an APT also known as Sofacy, Fancy Bear and APT28) say they have discovered the first-ever instance of a rootkit targeting the Windows Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) in successful attacks. The discussion of Sednit was part of the 35C3 Read More …
After the US Department of Justice charged two Chinese nationals for being members of a state-sponsored hacking group and accused the Chinese government of orchestrating a string of hacks around the world, five other governments have stepped in with similar accusations. Australia, Read More …
The homeland security implications are significant: the two, working with Beijing-backed APT10, allegedly stole sensitive data from orgs like the Navy and NASA. The Department of Justice on Thursday charged two Chinese hackers with stealing “hundreds of gigabytes” of data Read More …
The campaign targets politicians involved in economic and military sanctions against Iran, along with various journalists and human rights activists. A range of political and civil society targets are under fire in an APT attack dubbed the Return of Charming Read More …
Security researchers have spotted a somewhat unique malware distribution campaign that targets companies using AutoCAD-based malware. Discovered by cyber-security firm Forcepoint, which shared its findings with ZDNet yesterday, the campaign appears to have been active since 2014, based on telemetry data Read More …
Colleagues of slain Javier Valdez Cárdenas, known for investigating drug cartels, were targeted just days after his death. The notorious state actor mobile spyware known as Pegasus has resurfaced, targeting the colleagues of a slain Mexican journalist who lived – Read More …
Cisco Talos discovered a new malware campaign targeting a commercial Lebanese airline company, as well as United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Lebanon government domains. According to Cisco Talos’ findings, the recently observed campaign could not be connected to other threat Read More …
500,000 certified Italian public administration emails were compromised by hackers who specifically targeted the Italian Comitato Interministeriale per la Sicurezza della Repubblica (CISR) as reported by Difesa e Sicurezza. Although CISR was the primary target, the hackers also compromised certified Read More …
The group is best-known for hacking the DNC ahead of the 2016 presidential election. A phishing campaign bent on espionage, believed to be launched by the nation-state threat group known as APT29, is targeting high-value targets across the think-tank, law Read More …
In a new collection of extensive research reports, the Cylance Threat Intelligence Team profiles a new, likely state-sponsored threat actor called The White Company – in acknowledgement of the many elaborate measures they take to whitewash all signs of their Read More …